TL-1 (Factory second)

[peterh]

Well the bone nuts I ordered came in today and it only took a bit of sanding to get the depth down so it would fit the nut slot BUT it looks like it's about 1/16" shy of being the right height. I think the factory nut is about the right height based on the gap under the 1st fret when pressing down on 3rd fret. When I do the same with the bone nut in place, there's only a gap big enough for 1, maybe 2, sheets of paper between the string and the 1st fret.
Is there any way to easily/securely shim the nut so it's at the correct height?

[DrNomis_44]

Well the bone nuts I ordered came in today and it only took a bit of sanding to get the depth down so it would fit the nut slot BUT it looks like it's about 1/16" shy of being the right height. I think the factory nut is about the right height based on the gap under the 1st fret when pressing down on 3rd fret. When I do the same with the bone nut in place, there's only a gap big enough for 1, maybe 2, sheets of paper between the string and the 1st fret.
Is there any way to easily/securely shim the nut so it's at the correct height?

You could try gluing a thin sliver of plastic on the bottom of the nut, using super glue, to shim it to about the right height, to get the 1st fret action height in the ballpark, get yourself a set of Automotive feeler gauges from a shop like Repco, then find the feeler gauge marked .020 inch, use that to check the gap between all six strings at the 1st fret, if the gap between the underside of the string and the top of the 1st fret is small enough so that the .020 feeler gauge just fits between it then the 1st fret action is correct, hope that helps.